A source-backed shortlist of Chinese AI products with a free product, free tier or freemium entry path for global evaluation.
Methodology
Limited to 20 products currently marked free or freemium, then scored by availability, English readiness, API maturity, price clarity, source confidence and practical fit. A free label does not mean unlimited use.
Quick answers
Tencent Cloud
Hy3-preview is the English-documented Hunyuan open LLM profile.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Free · Open weights are free to download; self-hosting requires large GPU infrastructure
2/2 sources verified, recently checked
Editorial fit for this ranking
JD JoyAI
JoyAI-VL-Interaction deserves a separate profile because it releases a full real-time interaction model and system stack, not just a static VLM checkpoint.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Free · Apache-2.0 open-source model, dataset and deployable system; self-hosted GPU inference required
5/5 sources verified, recently checked
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DeepReinforce
Ornith 1.0 belongs in AI Coding because its public model cards and collection position it around agentic coding benchmarks and coding-agent deployment.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Free · MIT open weights on Hugging Face; self-hosted inference costs depend on model size and quantization
5/5 sources verified, recently checked
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Alibaba Cloud
Qwen Code is a distinct AI coding product and should be tracked separately from Qwen Cloud models or token plans.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Free · Open-source CLI; model/provider costs depend on the chosen API or Qwen OAuth path
3/3 sources verified, recently checked
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OpenRouter
Owl Alpha belongs in AI Coding because OpenRouter explicitly positions it for agentic workloads, code generation and compatibility with mainstream coding-agent tools.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Free · $0 input and output token pricing during the Alpha period; OpenRouter account and API key required
3/3 sources verified, recently checked
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Alibaba Cloud
Qwen-AgentWorld is tracked separately from Qwen Code because its public surface is a language world model plus AgentWorldBench, not a terminal coding product.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Free · Apache-2.0 open weights and benchmark; self-hosted inference infrastructure required
3/3 sources verified, recently checked
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Moonshot AI
K2.7 Code has its own open weights, architecture, benchmarks, API pricing and Kimi Code default-model behavior, so it deserves a dedicated model profile separate from Kimi Code and the broader Kimi API.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Freemium · Open weights on Hugging Face; Kimi API is $0.19/1M input tokens cache hit, $0.95/1M input cache miss and $4.00/1M output tokens
4/4 sources verified, recently checked
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Kuaishou
Kling has an English-facing site and a broader creative and API platform beyond text-to-video generation.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Freemium · Free tier, paid credits vary by region
4/4 sources verified, recently checked
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MiniMax
M3 should be tracked separately because the official homepage now gives it a distinct model page and positions it as the current frontier coding model.
Globally available
Full English UI
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Freemium · API & Token Plan access; current pricing should be checked in account
4/4 sources verified, recently checked
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Xiaomi MiMo
MiMo-V2-Flash gives MiMo a concrete English-documented open-weight anchor with price, context, test and deployment details.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Freemium · $0.1 input / $0.3 output per 1M tokens listed in the English release blog
4/4 sources verified, recently checked
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Xiaomi MiMo
MiMo matters because Xiaomi is exposing an English-facing model platform across web, API, AI Studio and open-source channels.
Globally available
Full English UI
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Freemium · MiMo-V2-Flash blog lists $0.1 input / $0.3 output per 1M tokens; V2.5 model pricing should be checked inside the API platform
5/5 sources verified, recently checked
Editorial fit for this ranking
Alibaba Cloud
Model Studio is the platform layer for Qwen access and should be tracked separately from individual models or subscription plans.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Freemium · Free quota after activation; pay-as-you-go pricing varies by model and region
6/6 sources verified, recently checked
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MiniMax
Hailuo is now treated as MiniMax's main international video line because the official API docs list current Hailuo 2.3 video models and multiple generation modes.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Freemium · Hailuo 2.3: $0.28/video for 768P 6s, $0.56 for 768P 10s or $0.49 for 1080P 6s
6/6 sources verified, recently checked
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Tencent Cloud
Hunyuan 3D Global is Tencent Hunyuan's international consumer/creator product entry.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Freemium · 20 free generations daily for Hunyuan 3D Global users; 200 free credits for enterprise API users per Tencent's English announcement
4/4 sources verified, recently checked
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MiniMax
The international docs show MiniMax as a full multimodal API platform rather than only a Hailuo video product.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Freemium · M3 <=512K: $0.30/M input, $1.20/M output and $0.06/M cache read; multimodal generation priced separately
7/7 sources verified, recently checked
Editorial fit for this ranking
MiniMax
MiniMax Audio deserves a separate profile because the official API docs cover a mature speech product line beyond general model chat.
Globally available
Full English UI
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Freemium · Speech 2.8 Turbo $60/M characters; HD $100/M characters; rapid cloning $1.50/voice; voice design $3/voice
6/6 sources verified, recently checked
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SenseTime
SenseNova belongs in the model-platform layer because the official site combines model highlights, token-plan access and office-work positioning.
Globally available
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Freemium · Free during public beta; paid tiers coming soon
2/2 sources verified, recently checked
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Xiaomi MiMo
Separating the platform from model cards makes MiMo easier to compare with Qwen Cloud, DeepSeek Platform and Kimi Platform.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Freemium · MiMo-V2-Flash release lists limited-time free access and $0.1/$0.3 per 1M token reference pricing; verify current platform billing
3/3 sources verified, recently checked
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MiniMax
MiniMax Music is a distinct international product line in the official docs and should not be hidden inside a generic API profile.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Freemium · Music 2.6 $0.15/song on the current API pricing page, marked with a free trial
5/5 sources verified, recently checked
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Alibaba Cloud
Qwen Cloud has enough official audio evidence to warrant a separate audio-category profile.
Globally available
Full English UI
Public API
Freemium · Free tier and pay-as-you-go speech API billing vary by model
2/2 sources verified, recently checked
Editorial fit for this ranking